Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers

YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

November 6, 2026 4x its usual first day Elon Lost A Lot More Than You Think On Election N… The video opened at a pace of 257,582 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (64,931).

This week on the channel +1.8M views this week

From diesel taxes to Nobel ideas with Justin Wolfers

Producer Augusta Chapman joins the crisis Q&A, while Hall and Woodford's prize brings spending expectations into focus.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 13, 2026

Video taking off 9.5x its usual first day

Justin Wolfers questions oil reserves as a fix for Hormuz

His fast-starting Short argues for longer-term energy independence, while a related upload brings the question down to the family driveway.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 12, 2026

Video taking off 15x its usual first day

29,000 jobs and slower pay: Justin Wolfers on what September's report really says

His same-day walkthrough of a weak jobs report drew a comment section full of questions about who the unemployment rate leaves out.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 3, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Inflation Is Back Up. And That's Not the Worst News.

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

72,705

Video views, pace per day

151,295

Views in its first 8 hours

72,705

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

3.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
The biggest Thanksgiving cost isn't the turkey	November 11, 2026	0:31 short	782	-	782 (4 hours)	42	2
Inflation Is Back Up. And That's Not the Worst News.	November 10, 2026	20:03	72,705	151,295	72,705 (8 hours)	2,395	220
The simple rule every CEO must follow	November 10, 2026	0:28 short	2,210	2,207	2,210 (24 hours)	130	1
Can Congress actually stop the president?	November 10, 2026	0:54 short	5,658	4,419	5,297	263	10
Big Tech CEOs Are About to Face Some Very Uncomfortable Que…	November 9, 2026	6:10	78,850	37,444	64,737	1,128	112
Can SpaceX Stand Up to Congress?	November 8, 2026	0:52 short	8,432	706	6,901	465	41
What was Senate control worth to Elon Musk?	November 8, 2026	1:01 short	12,302	854	8,904	533	27
Three-quarters of Trump-era jobs went to women	November 8, 2026	0:37 short	7,160	354	5,068	271	8
How $130 million could have bought the Senate	November 8, 2026	0:48 short	7,170	683	4,597	325	27
These People Have Weak Leverage at Their Jobs	November 8, 2026	0:43 short	5,808	1,168	3,092	213	6
The Jobs Report Looks Great. But There's a Catch.	November 7, 2026	24:00	51,679	3,744	32,303	1,290	198
What 165,000 New Jobs Mean for Trump, Inflation, and Intere…	November 6, 2026	17:28	39,849	1,445	31,011	889	123
The 25-Year Shift From Workers to Owners	November 6, 2026	0:54 short	11,736	43	7,762	440	45
Elon Musk spent $474 million on this election. His side los…	November 6, 2026	1:55 short	14,382	91	9,783	927	76
Elon Lost A Lot More Than You Think On Election Night	November 5, 2026	25:57	694,692	43,723	258,485	17,748	1,679

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

26.7 in the category: 19.7

comments per 1,000 views

2.5 in the category: 1.2

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,980 views

short vs long

10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 7,564
average views per long video: 187,555

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 6, 2026Video taking offElon Lost A Lot More Than You Think On Election N… The video opened at a pace of 257,582 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (64,931).
2. October 23, 2026Video taking offAfter a Long Trade War. How Many Deals? The video opened at a pace of 42,355 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (8,384).
3. October 15, 2026Video taking offThe American Economy Just Got Another Nasty Surpr… The video opened at a pace of 225,035 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (55,154).